Substacks recommended by Iowa Boy Chuck Offenburger

Recommended by Iowa Boy Chuck Offenburger

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Arnold Garson: Second Thoughts

A unique perspective on public affairs built on commentary, stories about real people, historical perspective, and subject matter that is deeply researched.

Listening to the Land

By Larry Stone

Join me on my travels in Iowa's outdoors.

Garrison Keillor and Friends

This newsletter will include observational humor, gratitude, small doses of advice, memories of heroic persons I knew up close, reminiscence about ordinary life back before Twitter and thoughts about American life and other pleasures.

The Iowa Mercury

By Douglas Burns

Fourth-generation Iowa journalist dives deep with unpredictable, well-reported writing on rural America's people, politics and culture.

Dining Well in DSM by Wini Moranville

By Dining Well in Des Moines

Where you'll discover great food finds and the best restaurant experiences in Des Moines.

Letters From Iowans

By Julie Gammack

This column consists of Letters to the Editor of the Iowa Writers' Collaborative.

Julie Gammack and Guests

If Iowa had a group chat, this would be it. Hosted by Julie Gammack, this Substack blends independent journalism, lively opinion, and unexpected voices from across the state. Think potluck, but with more insight and fewer Crock-Pots.

Along the Mississippi

By Ed Tibbetts

News, opinions and ideas from the Quad-Cities, where the river runs east to west

J. Dudley's World

By J. Dudley Gilbert

J. Dudley Gilbert is a Golden Doodle, born July 26, 2023.

Mary Swander’s Buggy Land

By swandermary@gmail.com

A tale of two homesteads, one among the Amish, the other in Connemara, Ireland. A serialization of a new book of non-fiction.

View from the Cedar Valley

By Pat Kinney

Column of news and observations from the Waterloo-Cedar Falls and greater Cedar Valley area.

Keepin' It Rural

By Darcy Maulsby

My personal Substack

Dispatches from the Heartland

By Suzanna de Baca

Reflections on change and transformation.

Iowa Writers Collaborative Roundup

By Julie Gammack

Linking readers and professional writers who care about Iowa.

Kyle Munson's Main Street

Stories from along the thoroughfare and down the side streets, too

Deep Midwest: Politics and Culture

By Robert Leonard

The politics and culture of Iowa, the Midwest, and beyond.

Iowa politics with Laura Belin

Where you get in-depth coverage and exclusive reporting about Iowa politics

Dave Price's Perspective

An award-winning Iowa journalist's observations on politics, current events, policy, and some random things, too.

Having “Dave Price’s Perspective” regularly available to readers, listeners and viewers of the Iowa Writers Collaborative is a huge boost for us all. He’s one of the most respected political news analysts in Iowa history. Bet we’re all going to be quoting Dave’s observations on a regular basis.

- Iowa Boy Chuck Offenburger

The Paragraph Stacker

By Daniel P. Finney

Uncensored columns from an exiled newspaper man.

I’ve been reading Daniel P. Finney for about 35 years, since I discovered him writing for the Drake U Times-Delphic student newspaper. He’ll run you wrong sometimes, rub you raw others, but he’s consistently been one of Iowa’s best storytellers. I’m proud to have him with us in the Iowa Writers Collaborative.

- Iowa Boy Chuck Offenburger

Dave Busiek on Media

How to be a more informed news consumer and understand why journalists do what they do

YirsandyBlogs

By Yirsandy Blogs

Essays, columns, and analysis that I try to brighten your mornings and share my passion for baseball.

Between Two Rivers

By Jeff Morrison

Exploring Iowa, the "Land Between Two Rivers," through history, road trips, and more. Posts appear about every 10 days.

My Life, in Color

By John Naughton

Adventures in travel, food and fun. And Iowa sports, of course.

Letters from an American

By Heather Cox Richardson

A newsletter about the history behind today's politics.

Hola Iowa

Connect with the Latino communities in Iowa.

With Uncertainty

By Macey Shofroth

Essays in defiance of certainty.

Art Cullen’s Notebook

A view from rural America: immigration, agriculture, environment, politics

A World of Your Own

By Debra Engle

Where writing and life meet—stories, reflections, and prompts to help you live more deeply and write more truly.

In the Dirt by Beth Hoffman

Learn more about the economics of farming, the dirt on the politics of agriculture and tales from our ranch, Whippoorwill Creek Farm.

Stray Thoughts

By Randy Evans

Thoughts on government transparency, politics and civic affairs written weekly -- and sometimes, weakly -- by a longtime advocate for government transparency.